Writers of Silicon Valley
Episodes
Content design's identity crisis (Oleksii Tkachenko)
13 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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The poet inside AI (Adedayo Agarau)
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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Why wearable tech will change content design (Carly Gray)
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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EPISODE 50! Content design for AI agents (Christopher Greer)
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
THANK YOU FOR 50 EPISODES! This is the 50th episode of Writers of Silicon Valley. Thank you for listening all this time - through my bad editing ski...
Best of 2025: 5 pieces of content design wisdom
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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How to ace your design interview (Margo Stern)
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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How Ditto is rethinking product content (Jessica Ouyang and Jolena Ma)
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Should content designers care about AI prototypes? (David Hamilton)
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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UX writing for video games (Ben Moran)
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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AI: be informed, not afraid (Andrew Stein)
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Tips for job hunting in a tough market (Casey Webb, Indeed)
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Are content design's problems self-created? (Victor Beigelman, Meta)
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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How to defend your design decisions (Tom Greever)
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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The rise of UX writing in India (Sidika Sehgal)
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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From tech layoff to leadership (Cara Lam)
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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How to survive burnout in tech and UX (Yvonne Xiao)
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Forget tone - embrace systems thinking (Dave Connis)
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Why your support content sucks (Maring Eberlein)
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Leading content design at Canva (Sally Bagshaw)
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify Do you enjoy the podcast? Please leave a review! Canva is a true (Aussie) tech success story, and the content de...
Product vs content (Scott Kubie)
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Do you enjoy the podcast? Please leave a review! A few weeks ago I made a post on LinkedIn that caused a little ...
Stop taking content work personally (Deiadora Blanche)
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Do you enjoy the podcast? Please leave a review! Having trouble letting go? Deiadora Blanche (Airbnb, Coursera) c...
The power of small moments in UX (Vidhika Bansal)
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Do you enjoy the podcast? Please leave a review! Vidhika Bansal might win the award for the most positive Twitter...
Knowledge graphs (Larry Swanson)
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Do you enjoy the podcast? Please leave a review! Larry Swanson might be one of the most knowledgeable and friendl...
Content for AI products (Kyra Lee, UserTesting)
23 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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How to crack content design contracting (Slater Katz)
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Do you enjoy the podcast? Please leave a review! Getting into content design is hard enough, but contracting role...
From english major to content design lead: advice for grads
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Do you enjoy the podcast? Please leave a review! Ah, English degrees. So often the target of snide comments and "...
Inside Gemini: How a Google content designer helps build AI
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Do you enjoy the podcast? Please leave a review! There's an interesting path opening up in content design: workin...
Using AI to scale UX writing at Monday.com, with Ron Yakar
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Do you enjoy the podcast? Please leave a review! Ron Yakar made a bit of noise last month when he wrote a post o...
Why content designers make great leaders, feat. Aladrian Goods (Intuit)
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Do you enjoy the podcast? Please leave a review! Many content designers want to be leaders. But how can they get ...
Content design in China (Anna Potapova & Arnaud Frattini)
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you enjoy the podcast? Please leave a review! Last year the UX Content Collective published an extensive piece about content designers in China,...
Why (and how) content designers need to change - and fast! (Chelsea Larsson)
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Writers of Silicon Valley podcast is back! Listen to the first new episode with Chelsea Larsson, Senior Design Director at Expedia. We di...
Introducing: The Interface by UX Content Collective
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Interface—a podcast by content designers, for content designers The Interface is a monthly, can't-miss group chat for everything happening...
UX writing in the fintech industry (Yael Ben-David)
21 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Yael Ben-David is one the most thoughtful UX writers in the industry. She's written numerous blogs and has spoken at several conferences on how to mak...
How can we make the content design industry...better? (Jane Ruffino)
21 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jane Ruffino is one of the most experienced UX writers in the industry, with an extensive work history. She also teaches a UX writing course and consu...
Connecting the internal and external product experience (Andrea Drugay)
21 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Andrea Drugay has one of the most experienced resumes in the content design industry. Now she works at Slack, one of the most coveted roles in all of ...
How software will help UX writers democratize the design process (Jasper Platz)
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Last month, I spoke wth Chris Baty from Figma - and we talked about how Figma is helping UX writers enter the design process. This month we continue t...
Figma's first UX Writer (Chris Baty)
08 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
One of the biggest challenges for UX writers is figuring out how to embed themselves within the design process. Tools like Figma are making that easie...
What we learned at the 2020 Button Conference
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Originally, the UX writing and content strategy community was meant to descend on Seattle for the Button conference. That didn't happen (obviously). W...
From technical to UX writing (Christie Fremon)
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you want an anecdote about Steve Jobs and UX writing, then this episode is for you. But that's just the beginning. Christie Fremon is probably one ...
UX writing outside the United States (Mario Ferrer)
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When I named this podcast, I chose to focus the title on "Silicon Valley". Why? I don't even live there. It comes down to bias. Today's episode is abo...
How UX writers can embrace content strategy (Kristina Halvorson)
10 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
First thing's first: listeners to the podcast can get 15% of tickets to Button! Use the code "UXWC" at checkout to get 15% off: www.buttonconf.com. Kr...
Ep. 14. What UX writing and content strategy get wrong (and how to get better), with Scott Kubie
20 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
So many of the conversations on this podcast have been focused on the relationships between UX writing and content strategy. My guest today wants to h...
Ep. 13. Ditto: the two Stanford grads creating UX writing software
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Text might be its own vertical in the product stack." I don't think I've ever been so impressed by people so young. I'm 33, so I'm allowed to say tha...
BONUS: 12 essential pieces of UX writing wisdom
21 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Please donate to these national organisations in the United States advocating for racial justice: The Bail Project National Bail Fund Network A...
Ep. 12. Accessibility and diversity in UX writing, with Google's Shayla Byrd
06 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wondered what it's like to work at Google? Sure you have. In today's episode, I speak with Shayla Byrd, a UX writer at Google, about what it's li...
Ep. 11. How to be a successful UX writer at Netflix (and anywhere), with Ben Barone-Nugent
03 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Early Bird tickets for the UX Writing + Content Design Summit are now on sale! Buy now and save $100. Don't miss out! Visit www.uxwcdsummit.com ——...
Ep. 10. The essential book on UX Writing, with Andy Welfle and Michael J Metts
22 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There have been a few books on UX writing published, all of them very good, but I think this one might take the cake. Andy Welfle and Michael J Metts ...
Ep. 9. How to get hired as a UX writer in 2020, with Gordon MacRea
05 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Are you looking for a job as a UX writer in 2020? Then no hyperbole: you need to listen to this podcast. Gordon MacRae is an instructional designer, p...
Ep. 8. UX Writing at Spotify, with Tamara Hilmes
26 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Spotify! Do you use it? Probably. Remember when we owned CDs? Crazy. Actually, you know what's crazy? Paying for stuff I don't have in my hands. I'm 3...
Ep. 7. How does UX writing work at Dropbox? (Angela Gorden)
04 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dropbox is one of those fascinating companies. Steve Jobs wanted to buy it at one point. Now it's huge. HUGE. With that growth comes a need for UX wri...
BONUS: Be a better UX writer, think like a journalist
05 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Yep, I get it. You signed up to listen to other UX writers, not me. In that case I say, skip! Delete! Burn! Destroy your phone, even. Last week I gave...
Ep. 6. Good UX writing is boring, with Ryan Farrell
20 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We spend so much time and effort thinking about UX writing that's "delightful" we often miss the point: form over function. Good UX writing should be…...
Ep. 5. UX writing in the fashion industry, with Annie Adams
26 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I am terrible at fashion. Well, maybe not too terrible. I can dress myself. I look nice on occasion. But I definitely don't know the ins and outs, let...
Ep. 4. How to create chatbots that people actually use, with Hillary Black
20 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Yo, chatbots. They're all the rage, but are they actually going to be a necessary tool for UX writers and content strategists in the future? How essen...
Ep. 3. Kathryn Strauss, Senior UX Writer - Square
06 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kathryn Strauss is currently a Senior UX Writer at Square, but her background extends far beyond that with roles at Wells Fargo, US Bank, WebEx, Glass...
Ep. 2. Sophie Tahran, UX Writer - Invision
23 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Working remotely is something most people dream of. For Sophie Tahran at Invision, it's a lifestyle. I spoke to her about what it's like to work for ...
Ep. 1. Roy West, Design Director UX Writing - Uber
10 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Writers of Silicon Valley! This podcast interviews UX writers and content strategists about their craft. This first episode features Roy We...